Ideas for packed lunches

[tonyharrisonboosh]

DH and I are on a money saving drive and part of our strategy is to take packed lunches instead of buying lunch everyday.

The problem is I'm not very imaginative although I do enjoy cooking. I've found that we have already fallen into a rut of having sandwiches most days. Very boring and don't feel great eating loads of bread.

I would take leftovers but we rarely have any as we have Gousto boxes so no waste leftover.

Does anyone have any recipes or suggestions for things we can take for lunch? Both have access to microwaves at work so heating up isn't an issue.

Cous cous with chickpeas and roasted Mediterranean veg
Tuna pasta salad
Various soups
Falafel pita and salad
Fritata

I used to have a cup a soup with sandwiches as I like to have something warm for my lunch. I also enjoy batch cooking and then reheating them for lunches as it's cheaper than buying a ready meal. Sometimes having leftover fried rice or home made soups gave me a bit more variety.

There's some microwave mug meals on Tasty on Facebook which include Mac'n'cheese and omelettes if you want something fresh. You could just prep it the night before and then make it the following day.

Feta couscous salad www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10minute-couscous-salad
Pesto pasta salad
Chicken noodle salad realfood.tesco.com/recipes/vietnamese-chicken-noodle-salad.html

Bacon and avocado salad www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/bacon-avocado-warm-pasta-salad

Salmon and rice salad www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/salmon-rice-salad/

Sausage rolls www.weightwatchers.com/uk/recipe/homemade-sausage-rolls/5625c071f630250a34a489f4
Cheese scones
Cornish pasties www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/curried-potato-pasties
Savoury muffins
Cheese flapjacks
Puff pastry tart

Soups - can batch cook them and they freeze well
Tabbouleh, hummus and pitta
All manner of salads
Jacket spud with whatever topping

Homemade quiche - one quiche makes 4 portions

Homemade soup with a sandwich

Use leftover chicken /beef casserole to make pasties